Jean Meneses

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Jean Meneses
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Meneses with Universidad de Concepción in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jean David Meneses Villarroel
Date of birth (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Quillota, Chile
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Vasco da Gama
Number 21
Youth career
San Luis
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 San Luis 104 (13)
2016–2019 Universidad de Concepción 73 (19)
2018–2019 → León (loan) 28 (4)
2019–2022 León 105 (54)
2022–2024 Toluca 80 (15)
2024– Vasco da Gama 6 (0)
International career‡
2019- Chile 23 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Jean David Meneses Villarroel (born 16 March 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Vasco da Gama and the Chile national team.

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Club career

In March 2018, he came to international attention for his blatant dive to win a late penalty, which was converted for a 2–1 victory against rivals Colo-Colo in the Chilean Primera División. [1] [2]

On 1 August 2018, Meneses was loaned out to Club León for the rest of the season. In May 2019, it was confirmed, that Club León had redeemed the player and he would stay at the club. [3]

On 27 August 2024, he moved to Brazil and joined Vasco da Gama. [4]

International career

He made his Chile national team debut on 10 September 2019 in a friendly against Honduras. He started the game and was substituted in the 64th minute. [5]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 10 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 201921
202020
2021142
202250
202410
Total233
As of match played 9 September 2021. Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first. [6]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 October 2019 Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, SpainFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–13–2 Friendly
2.26 March 2021 Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, ChileFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 2–12–1 Friendly
3.9 September 2021 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, ColombiaFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1–21–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

León

Citations

  1. ↑ "Have you ever seen a more blatant dive than this?". BBC Sport. 20 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Good luck to the English Franz Smuda". The Guardian . Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ↑ León pagó 1.7 MDD por la carta del chileno Jean Meneses, mexico.as.com, 15 May 2019
  4. ↑ Tobar, Daniel (27 August 2024). "Jean Meneses fue presentado en Brasil y Vasco lo "rebautizó" con nuevo nombre". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Honduras v Chile game report". ESPN. 10 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Jean Meneses". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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